Alphabetical List of Experts on Islam

We give here the names and contact information (title, affiliation, location, e-mail, phone, and web URLs) of the policy experts. Titles follow academic conventions (The prefix “Dr.” is used for PhDs as well as MDs and the prefix “Prof.” is used only for associate and full professors.) Cities are the locations of the experts themselves, not necessarily of their affiliated institutions. Policy sub-areas are indicated in parentheses after the main areas. Where no sub-area is listed or where “general” is listed as a sub-area, it indicates that the scholar has a broad knowledge of the policy area. 

Note: Clicking the expert's name will link you to their biographical sketch or CV.


pictureAbdulrauf, Imam Feisal 
(CEO, Cordoba Initiative) New York, NY
frauf@asmasociety.org, 212-970-2552 (ext 4) www.cordobainitiative.org
Geographical focus
: Southeast Asian Studies; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas:
Basic Islam, Civil Society (General; Identity/Representation; Minority Studies); Classical Islamic Era (General; History of Religion); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Identity/Representation; Interfaith Relations); Cultural Issues (Cultural Studies; Human Rights/Religious Freedom); Human Rights (Conflict Resolution); Islamic Law and Jurisprudence (Comparative Religion); Sufism

Abu-Nimer, Prof. Mohammed
picture(Executive Director & Co-Founder, Salam Institute for Peace and Justice; Associate Professor, American University) Washington, DC
abunimer@american.edu, 202-885-1656, www.salaminstitute.org
Geographical focus: Arab Studies; Palestine/Israel
Policy areas: Civil Society (General; Identity/Representation); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Interfaith Relations); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Arab-Israeli Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Diaspora/Refugee Studies; Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Peace Studies); Human Rights (Arab-Israeli Conflict); Islamic Law and Jurisprudence (Minority Studies); Security, Terrorism, Colonialism, and Imperialism (Arab-Israeli Conflict)
Afsaruddin, Prof. Asmapicture
(Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame) South Bend, IN

Afsaruddin.1@nd.edu, 574-631-8677 www.classics.nd.edu/faculty/profiles/asma-afsaruddin

Geographical focus
: None
Policy areas:
Basic Islam; Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Interfaith Relations); Cultural Issues (Human Rights/Religious Freedom); Education (Classical Education in the Muslim World; Teaching About Islam); Gender/Women's Studies (Identity/Representation; Women in Islam); Islamic Law and Jurisprudence; Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science (Islamism); Security, Terrorism, Colonialism and Imperialism (Human Rights/Religious Freedom); Shi'a Islam; Sufism


Ahmad, Dr. Imad-ad-Deanpicture
(President, Minaret of Freedom Institute), Bethesda, MD
ahmad@minaret.org, 301-907-0947, www.minaret.org
Geographical focus: Palestine/Israel; Turkish Studies; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Basic Islam; Business, Economics, and Development; Civil Society; Classical Islamic Era (History of Science); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (General; Current Events; Human Rights/Religious Freedom); Human Rights (General; Human Rights/Religious Freedom); Natural Sciences, Medicine and Health (General, History of Science); Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science (General; Arab-Israeli Conflict; Foreign Relations; Political Economy); Security, Terrorism, Colonialism, and Imperialism (General; Arab-Israeli Conflict)


Ahmed, Prof. Akbarpicture
(Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies, American University) Washington, DC

akbar@american.edu, 202-885-1961, www.akbarahmed.org

Geographical focus
: Pakistan; South Asian Studies
Policy areas: Arts and Literature (Cinema and Film; Music, Theatre, and Other Performing Arts); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Interfaith Relations); Education (Modern Education in the Muslim World; Teaching About Islam); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Colonialism/Post-Colonialism; Conflict Resolution; Current Events; Development; Foreign Relations; Globalization; Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Peace Studies); Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science (Democratization; Foreign Relations); Security, Terrorism, Colonialism and Imperialism (Colonialism/Post-Colonialism; Democratization, Imperialism


Al-Alwani, Prof. Taha Jabirpicture
(Founding President, Cordoba University) Ashburn, VA
talalwani@siss.edu, 571-203-9800, www.siss.edu
Geographical focus
: Iraqi Studies
Policy areas:
Basic Islam; Classical Islamic Era (History of Religion; History of Science; Islamic Philosophers; Just War Theory); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Comparative Religion); Education (Teaching About Islam); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Human Rights/Religious Freedom); Islamic Law and Jurisprudence (General; Comparative Religion; Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Just War Theory; Minority Studies); Shi'a Islam


Al-Hibri, Prof. Azizahpicture
(Founder & President, KARAMAH: Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights) Washington, DC
aalhibri@richmond.edu, 202-234-7302, www.karamah.org
Geographical focus: European Muslims; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Basic Islam; Business, Economics and Development (Banking and Finance; Business Law; Business Ethics); Gender/Women's Studies (General; Identity/Representation; Sexuality Studies; Women in Islam); Human Rights (Conflict Resolution; Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Identity/Representation; Minority Studies); Islamic Law and Jurisprudence (General; Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Identity/Representation; Minority Studies)


Al-Marayati, Salam picture
(Executive Director,Muslim Public Affairs Council) Los Angeles, CA
salam@mpac.org, 213-383-3443, www.mpac.org
Geographical focus
: Arab Studies; European Muslims; Mediterranean Studies; Palestine/Israel; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas:
Communications (Cinema and Film; Media); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Arab-Israeli Conflict; Comparative Religion; Identity/ Representation; Interfaith Relations; Minority Studies); Cultural Issues (Cinema and Film; Human Rights/Religious Freedom); Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science (Energy Studies)


Al-Shingieti, Dr. Abubaker picture
(Europe and North America Regional Director, International Institute of Islamic Thought) Herndon, VA
alshing200@msn.com, 703-471-1133 x-101, www.iiit.org
Geographical focus
: Sudanese Studies
Policy areas:
Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Colonialism/Post-Colonialism; Conflict Resolution; Current Events; Foreign Relations; Media; Security Studies; Terrorism/ Counterterrorism); Human Rights (Minority Studies; Security Studies; Terrorism/Counterterrorism); Islamic Law and Jurisprudence (Minority Studies); Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science (General; Foreign Relations); Security, Terrorism, Colonialism, and Imperialism (Colonialism/Post-Colonialism; Imperialism; Terrorism/Counterterrorism)

Al-Talib, Dr. Hisham picture
(Vice President of Finance, International Institute of Islamic Thought) Herndon, VA
haltalib@iiit.org, 703-471-1133 x-103, www.iiit.org
Geographical focus
: U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas:
Basic Islam; Classical Islamic Era (History of Religion; History of Science; Islamic Philosophers; Just War Theory); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Comparative Religion); Education (Islamic Pedagogy; Teaching About Islam); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Human Rights/Religious Freedom); Islamic Law and Jurisprudence (Comparative Religion; Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Identity/Representation; Just War Theory; Minority Studies)

Alwani, Dr. Zainabpicture
(Adjunct Professor, School for Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University) Washington, DC
zalwani@nvcc.edu, 703-926-3966
Geographical focus: U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas:
Basic Islam; Classical Islamic Era (Andalusi Studies); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Comparative Religion; Interfaith Relations); Cultural Issues (Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Minority Studies); Education (Islamic Philosophers; Teaching About Islam); Gender/Women's Studies (Women in Islam); Islamic Law and Jurisprudence (General; Comparative Religion; Human Rights/Religious Freedom;Minority Studies)


pictureAnees, Dr. Munawar
(President, Knowsys) Tucson, AZ
dranees@compuserve.com, 301-907-0947
Geographical focus: South Asian Studies; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Basic Islam; Classical Islamic Era (General; History of Science); Communications (General; Information Technology and Computing); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (General; Andalusi Studies, Interfaith Relations); Cultural Issues (Human Rights/Religious Freedom); Education (General; Islamic Philosophers); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (General; Current Events); Gender/Women's Studies (General; Sexuality Studies); Natural Sciences; Medicine and Health (General; History of Medicine)


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(Professor, Michigan State University) East Lansing, MI
ayoob@msu.edu, 517-353-3538
Geographical focus: Palestine/Israel; South Asian Studies; Turkish Studies
Policy areas: Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Democratization; Security Studies); Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science (Democratization; Foreign Relations; Islamism); Security, Terrorism, Colonialism and Imperialism (Terrorism/Counterterrorism)


pictureAyoub, Prof. Mahmoud
(Resident Scholar, Hartford Seminary) Hartford, CT
mayoub@temple.edu, 860-570-6905 
Geographical focus: Arab Studies; Lebanon & Syria; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas:  Basic Islam; Classical Islamic Era (General; History of Religion; Islamic Philosophers); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (General; Comparative Religion; Interfaith Relations); Education (General, Classical Education in the Muslim World; Islamic Pedagogy; Islamic Philosophers; Teaching About Islam); Islamic Law and Jurisprudence (General; Comparative Religion; Human Rights/Religious Freedom); Shi`a Islam; Sufism


pictureBagby, Prof. Ihsan
(Associate Professor, University of Kentucky) Lexington, KY
iabagb2@uky.edu, 859-257-9638
Geographical focus: U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Civil Society (Minority Studies); Cultural Issues (Cultural Studies; Ethnography; Identity/Representation; Minority Studies); Gender/Women's Studies (Women in Islam)


Bakhtiar, Laleh picture
(Author, Kazi Publications) Chicago, IL
laleh@bakhtiar.org, 773-267-7002 www.sublimequran.org
Geographical focus: Iranian Studies
Policy areas: Basic Islam; Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Interfaith Relations); Cultural Issues (Human Rights/Religious Freedom); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Human Rights/Religious Freedom); Gender/Women's Studies (General; Women in Islam); Natural Sciences, Medicine and Health (Psychiatry/Mental Health); Shi'a Islam; Sufism


pictureBarazangi, Dr. Nimat Hafez
(Research Fellow, Cornell University) Ithaca, NY
nhb2@cornell.edu, 607-257-4199
www.eself-learning-arabic.cornell.edu
Geographical focus: Arab Studies; Mediterranean Studies; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Basic Islam; Civil Society (General; Identity/Representation; Minority Studies); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (General; Interfaith Relations); Education (General; Classical Education in the Muslim World; Madrassas; Teaching About Islam); Gender/Women's Studies (General; Women in Islam); Muslim Languages and Linguistics (General; Psycholinguistics)


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Barlas, Prof. Asma
(Professor and Program Director, Ithaca College) Ithaca, NY
abarlas@ithaca.edu, 607-274-3557 http://faculty.ithaca.edu/abarlas/
Geographical focus: Pakistan; South Asian Studies
Policy areas: Basic Islam; Civil Society (Identity/Representation; Minority Studies); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Identity/Representation; Minority Studies); Cultural Issues (Development; Identity/Representation; Minority Studies); Education (Teaching About Islam); Gender/Women's Studies (Identity/Representation; Women in Islam)

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Barzinji, Dr. Jamal
(Vice President, International Institute of Islamic Thought) Herndon, VA
barzinji@iiit.org, 703-471-1133 x-110, www.iiit.org
Geographical focus: European Muslims; Kurdish Studies; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Basic Islam; Business, Economics, and Development (Accounting; Business Ethics); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Comparative Religion; Interfaith Relations; Minority Studies); Cultural Issues (Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Minority Studies); Education (Madrassas; Modern Education in the Muslim World; Teaching About Islam); Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science (Democratization)

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Bechtold, Prof. Peter K.
(President, Bechtold Associates) Laurel, MD
pkb4@verizon.net, 301-776-4688, www.drbechtold.com
Geographical focus: Arab Studies; Gulf Studies; Maghreb Studies; Palestine/Israel; Sudanese Studies; Turkish Studies
Policy areas: Civil Society (Colonialism/Post Colonialism); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (General; Arab-Israeli Conflict; Comparative Religion; Minority Studies); Cultural Issues (Ethnography); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Colonialism/Post-Colonialism; Democratization)


pictureBlomfield, Dr. Bridget
(Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska) Omaha, NE
bblomfield@mail.unomaha.edu, 402-554-2940
Geographical focus: U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Basic Islam; Classical Islamic Era (General; Just War Theory); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (General; Comparative Religion); Cultural Issues (Ethnography; Identity/Representation; Minority Studies); Education (General; Teaching About Islam); Foreign Policy and International Affairs; Gender/Women's Studies (General; Identity/Representation; Women in Islam); Shi`a Islam; Sufism


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Bukhari, Dr. Zahid H.
(Director, American Muslim Studies Program, Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University) Washington, DC
zhb@georgetown.edu, 202-687-2947 http://cmcu.georgetown.edu
Geographical focus: European Muslims; Latin-American Muslims; Pakistan; South Asian Studies; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Education (Madrassas); Security, Terrorism, Colonialism, and Imperialism


Bullock, Dr. Katherine H. picture
(Vice President, Association of Muslim Social Scientists of North America)Mississauga, ON
kathy@cy-tek.com, 301-907-0947
Geographical focus: U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Civil Society (Colonialism/Post-Colonialism; Identity/Representation; Media); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Interfaith Relations); Cultural Issues (Identity/Representation); Education; Gender/Women's Studies; Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science (Islamism)


Butterworth, Prof. Charles
(Professor Emeritus, University of Maryland)College Park, MD
cebworth@gvpt.umd.edu, 301-405-4110, www.bsos.umd.edu/gvpt/butterworth/
Geographical focus: Arab Studies; Palestine/Israel
Policy areas: Classical Islamic Era (General; Islamic Philosophers); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (General; Arab-Israeli Conflict; Comparative Religion; Interfaith Relations); Education (General; Islamic Philosophers); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (General; Arab-Israeli Conflict); Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science (Arab-Israeli Conflict); Security, Terrorism, Colonialism, and Imperialism (General; Arab-Israeli Conflict)


Chishti, Maliha picture
(University of Toronto) Brampton, ON
maliha.chishti@gmail.com, 905-840-0572
Geographical focus: Central Asian Studies; South Asian Studies; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Cultural Issues (Development; Globalization); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Development; Peace Studies); Gender/Women's Studies

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Crane, Dr. Robert D.
(Director for Global Strategy, The Abraham Federation)Washington, VA
transcendentlaw@aol.com, 312-402-0121, www.theamericanmuslim.org
Geographical focus: U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Islamic Law and Jurisprudence (Comparative Religion; Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Identity/ Representation; Just War Theory; Minority Studies); Security, Terrorism, Colonialism, and Imperialism (Imperialism; Terrorism/Counterterrorism); Sufism


Dakroury, Dr. Aliaa picture
(Lecturer, Carlton University) Ottawa, ON
adakrour@connect.carleton.ca,
613-520-2600 x-7408), http://www.carleton.ca/sjc/facultystaff/dakroury.htm
Geographical focus
: Arab Studies; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Arts and Literature (Identity/Representation; Media); Civil Society (Journalism; Media); Communications (Media); Cultural Issues (Identity/Representation; Pop Culture); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Diaspora/Refugee Studies; Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Media); Gender/Women's Studies (General; Identity/Representation; Women in Islam); Human Rights (General; Human Rights/Religious Freedom)


Denny, Prof. Frederick M. picture
(Professor Emeritus, University of Colorado)Boulder, CO
frederick.denny@colorado.edu, 303-530-4066
Geographical focus: U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (General; Comparative Religion; Interfaith Relations); Cultural Issues (Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Identity/Representation); Human Rights (General; Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Identity/Representation; Minority Studies); Islamic Law and Jurisprudence (General; Comparative Religion; Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Identity/ Representation); Sufism


pictureDouglass, Susan
(Education Consultant,Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University) Washington, DC
sldamer@aol.com, 703-442-0638, http://cmcu.georgetown.edu
Geographical focus: U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Basic Islam; Education (General; Islamic Pedagogy; Teaching About Islam)

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El-Tinay, Dr. Hashim
(Founder & President, Salam Sudan Foundation) Washington, DC
SalamSudan@aol.com, 202-429-0222, www.IPQI2002.org
Geographical focus: Sub-Saharan African Studies; Sudanese Studies
Policy areas: Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Interfaith Relations); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (General; Conflict Resolution; Democratization; Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Peace Studies); Human Rights (Conflict Resolution)

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Entelis, Prof. John
(Professor, Fordham University) Bronx, NY
entelis@fordham.edu, 718-817-3953
Geographical focus:  Maghreb Studies
Policy areas: Civil Society; Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Democratization; Development); Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science

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Esposito, Prof. John
(Founding Director, Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University) Washington, DC
jle2@georgetown.edu, 202-687-8375, http://cmcu.georgetown.edu
Geographical focus: Arab Studies; Asian Studies; European Muslims; Gulf Studies; Indonesian Studies; Iranian Studies; South Asian Studies; Southeast Asian Studies; Turkish Studies; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (General; Comparative Religion; Globalization; Interfaith Relations); Cultural Issues (Globalization; Identity/Representation; Modernization); Education (Teaching About Islam); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (General; Current Events; Democratization; Development); Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science (General; Democratization; Foreign Relations; Islamism); Security, Terrorism, Colonialism, and Imperialism (General; Terrorism/Counterterrorism) 

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Fareed, Dr. Muneer
(Secretary General, Islamic Society of North America) Bloomfield Hills, MI
fareed56@msn.com, 248-332-7702, www.muneerfareed.com
Geographical focus: Arab Studies; Southeast Asian Studies; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Basic Islam; Classical Islamic Era (History of Religion); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Andalusi Studies; Interfaith Relations; Minority Studies); Islamic Law and Jurisprudence


Ghazanfar, Prof. S.M. (Ghazi)picture
 
(Professor Emeritus, University of Idaho) Moscow, ID
ghazi@uidaho.edu, 208-885-7144, www.uidaho.edu/~ghazi/
Geographical focus: Asian Studies
Policy areas: Business, Economics, and Development (Development and Infrastructure; Economics); Classical Islamic Era (Andalusi Studies; Historiography; History of Science); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Globalization; Interfaith Relations); Cultural Issues (Development; Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Identity/Representation); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Development); Security, Terrorism, Colonialism, and Imperialism (Human Rights/Religious Freedom)

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Gray Henry-Blackmore, Virginia
(Publisher and Editor, Fons Vitae Publishing) Louisville, KY
grayh101@aol.com, 502-897-3641, www.fonsvitae.com
Geographical focus: None
Policy areas: Arts and Literature (Media); Basic Islam; Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (General; Interfaith Relations); Sufism

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Hamid, Dr. Hamada
(Director, Center for Global Health, Institute for Social Policy and Understanding) Clinton TWP, MI
hamadahamid@gmail.com, 203-688-3261, www.ispu.org
Geographical focus: Iraqi Studies; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Natural Sciences, Medicine and Health (General; Psychiatry/Mental Health)


Hashem, Dr. Mazenpicture
(Executive Director; American Center for Civilizational and Intercultural Studies) La Cañada, CA
accis@accis.net, 818-541-1165
Geographical focus: U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Basic Islam; Civil Society (General; Minority Studies); Gender/Women's Studies (General; Women in Islam); Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science (General; Islamism)


Hermansen, Prof. Marciapicture
(Professor, Loyola University) Chicago, IL
mherman@luc.edu, 773-508-2345, homepages.luc.edu/~mherman/index.html
Geographical focus: Pakistan; South Asian Studies; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Arts and Literature (Pop Culture); Basic Islam; Civil Society (General; Identity/Representation); Classical Islamic Era (History of Religion); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Comparative Religion; Identity/Representation); Cultural Issues (Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Identity/Representation); Education (General; Classical Education in the Muslim World; Teaching About Islam); Gender/Women's Studies (Sexuality Studies); Human Rights (Human Rights/Religious Freedom); Islamic Law and Jurisprudence (Comparative Religion)


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Jones, Prof. James
(Associate Professor, Manhattanville College) New Haven, CT
jonesyahya@yahoo.com, 203-376-7189
Geographical focus: U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Civil Society (General; Identity/Representation); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (General; Arab-Israeli Conflict; Comparative Religion; Identity/Representation; Interfaith Relations); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (General; Arab-Israeli Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Current Events; Peace Studies); Gender/Women's Studies (Identity/Representation); Security, Terrorism, Colonialism, and Imperialism (Arab-Israeli Conflict)

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Kavakci, Dr. Merve
(Adjunct Faculty, George Washington University) Washington, DC
mervesk@yahoo.com, 202-431-0653, http://www.mervekavakci.net/
Geographical focus: Sub-Saharan African Studies; Turkish Studies
Policy areas: Civil Society; Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Human Rights/Religious Freedom); Gender/Women's Studies (General; Women in Islam); Human Rights (General; Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Identity/Representation); Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science (General; Democratization; Islamism; Political Science); Security, Terrorism, Colonialism, and Imperialism (Human Rights/Religious Freedom)

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Khan, Prof. Muqtedar A.
(Director of Islamic Studies, University of Delaware) Newark, DE
muqtedar@yahoo.com, 302-831-1939, www.ijtihad.org
Geographical focus: Arab Studies; European Muslims; Pakistan; South Asian Studies; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Classical Islamic Era (Islamic Philosophers); Cultural Issues (Identity/Representation; Modernization); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Arab-Israeli Conflict; Foreign Relations; Globalization); Islamic Law and Jurisprudence (Human Rights/Religious Freedom); Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science (Democratization; Islamism); Security, Terrorism, Colonialism, and Imperialism (Just War Theory; Terrorism/Counterterrorism)

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Kutty, LL.B., LL.M., Faisal
 
(Attorney, KSM Law) Toronto, ON
faisal@ksmlaw.ca, 416-289-9666 x-28
www.ksmlaw.ca, www.faisalkutty.com
Geographical focus: Palestine/Israel; Southeast Asian Studies; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Communications (General; Media); Cultural Issues; Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Just War Theory); Human Rights (General; Human Rights/Religious Freedom); Islamic Law and Jurisprudence (General; Comparative Religion; Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Just War Theory); Security, Terrorism, Colonialism, and Imperialism (Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Just War Theory)


Mazrui, Prof. Ali A.
(Director, Institute for Global Cultural Studies; Professor, Binghamton University) Binghamton, NY
amazrui@binghamton.edu, 607-777-4494 http://www.alimazrui.com/
Geographical focus: Sub-Saharan African Studies; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Communications (Globalization); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Comparative Religion; Identity/Representation; Interfaith Relations); Cultural Issues (Cultural Studies; Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Modernization; Nationalism); Education (Modern Education in the Muslim World); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Colonialism/Post-Colonialism; Conflict Resolution; Democratization; Development)


McCloud, Prof. Aminah
(Professor, DePaul University) Chicago, IL
amccloud@depaul.edu, 773-325-1290 http://condor.depaul.edu/~amccloud/
Geographical focus: Central Asian Studies; Southeast Asian Studies; Sub-Saharan African Studies; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Basic Islam; Civil Society (Colonialism/Post-Colonialism; Media; Minority Studies); Communications (Cinema and Film); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Comparative Religion; Identity/Representation); Cultural Issues (Cultural Studies); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Colonialism/Post-Colonialism; Current Events; Diaspora/ Refugee Studies); Islamic Law and Jurisprudence (Comparative Religion); Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science (General; Foreign Relations); Security, Terrorism, Colonialism, and Imperialism (Colonialism/Post-Colonialism; Terrorism/ Counterterrorism)


pictureMohammed, Prof. Khaleel
(Associate Professor, San Diego State University) San Diego, CA
khaleel.mohammed@sdsu.edu, 619-594-3108
Geographical focus: Latin-American Muslims; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Basic Islam; Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Interfaith Relations); Islamic Law and Jurisprudence


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Adjunct Professor, George Mason University) McLean, VA
jmontville3k@verizon.net, 703 845-9102

Geographical focus: Palestine/Israel
Policy areas: Arts and Literature (Andalusi Studies); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Andalusi Studies; Arab-Israeli Conflict; Comparative Religion; Interfaith Relations); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Arab-Israeli Conflict; Conflict Resolution)


Musa, Dr. Aishapicture
(Assistant Professor, Florida International University)
Miami, FL
amusa@fiu.edu, 305-348-2186, religion.fiu.edu/People/Faculty/musa.htm
Geographical focus: Arab Studies
Policy areas: Classical Islamic Era (General; History of Religion; Just War Theory); Cultural Issues (General; Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Modernization); Education (General; Classical Education in the Muslim World; Modern Education in the Muslim World; Teaching About Islam); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Just War Theory); Gender/Women's Studies (General; Women in Islam); Islamic Law and Jurisprudence (General; Comparative Religion; Just War Theory)


Nadir, Dr. Aneesah
(President, Islamic Social Services Association—USA) Mesa, AZ
aneesahnadir@hotmail.com, 480-233-6547
Geographical focus: U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Civil Society (Health; Minority Studies; Social Services); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Identity/Representation; Interfaith Relations; Minority Studies); Cultural Issues (General; Cultural Studies; Minority Studies); Education (Teaching About Islam); Gender/Women’s Studies (Women in Islam); Natural Sciences, Medicine and Health (Psychiatry/Mental Health)


Nimer, Dr. Mohamed
(Assistant Professor, American University) Washington, DC
nimer@american.edu, 202-895-4921
Geographical focus: Arab Studies; European Muslims; Lebanon & Syria; Mediterranean Studies; Palestine/Israel; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Arab-Israeli Conflict; Minority Studies); Cultural Issues (Minority Studies; Modernization; Nationalism) Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Arab-Israeli Conflict; Peace Studies); Human Rights (Arab-Israeli Conflict); Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science (General; Arab-Israeli Conflict)

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Nyang, Prof. Sulayman
(Professor, Howard University) Washington, DC
sulaymann@yahoo.com, 202-238-2311
Geographical focus: Arab Studies; Sub-Saharan African Studies; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Civil Society (Colonialism/Post-Colonialism; Identity/Representation; Minority Studies); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (General; Identity/Representation; Interfaith Relations; Minority Studies); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (General; Development; Diaspora/Refugee Studies); Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science (Democratization; Foreign Relations; Political Economy)


Payind, Dr. Alam
(Director, Middle East Studies Center, Ohio State University) Columbus, OH
Payind.1@osu.edu, 614-688-4321, www.mesc.osu.edu
Geographical focus: Afghanistan; Iranian Studies; Latin-American Muslims; Pakistan
Policy areas: Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Interfaith Relations); Education (Teaching About Islam); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Current Events); Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science


Safi, Prof. Louay M.picture
(Executive Director, Islamic Society of North America, Leadership Development Center) Plainfield, IN
louay@isna.net, 317-839-8157, www.ildc.net
Geographical focus: Arab Studies; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Classical Islamic Era (Islamic Philosophers); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Globalization; Interfaith Relations); Cultural Issues (Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Modernization); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Arab-Israeli Conflict; Democratization); Human Rights (Human Rights/Religious Freedom); Islamic Law and Jurisprudence (Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Just War Theory); Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science (Democratization; Islamism; Political Economy)


pictureSchleifer, Prof. Abdallah
(Distinguished Professor, The American University in Cairo) Cairo, Egypt
schleifer99@gmail.com, (011) 202-27975422
Geographical focus: Arab Studies, Palestine/Israel
Policy areas: Arts and Literature (Media); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Interfaith Relations); Cultural Issues (Modernization); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Arab-Israeli Conflict; Media; Terrorism/Counterterrorism); Human Rights (Human Rights/Religious Freedom); Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science (Arab-Israeli Conflict; Foreign Relations; Islamism); Security, Terrorism, Colonialism and Imperialism (Arab-Israeli Conflict, Colonialism/Post-Colonialism); Sufism

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Shafiq, Prof. Muhammed
(Executive Director, Center for Interfaith Studies and Dialogue, Nazareth College) Rochester, NY
cisd@naz.edu, 585-442-6893, www.naz.edu/dept/cisd
Geographical focus: South Asian Studies
Policy areas: Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Comparative Religion; Interfaith Relations); Education (Classical Education in the Muslim World; Madrassas; Teaching About Islam)  


Shahrani, Prof. M. Nazif
(Chairman, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, Indiana University) Bloomington, IN
Shahrani@indiana.edu, 812-855-4858, www.indiana.edu/~afghan
Geographical focus: Afghanistan; Central Asian Studies
Policy areas: Civil Society (Colonialism/Post-Colonialism); Cultural Issues (Ethnography; Identity/Representation; Modernization; Nationalism); Education (Modern Education in the Muslim World); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Colonialism/Post-Colonialism; Democratization; Development; State Formation; Terrorism/ Counterterrorism); Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science; Security, Terrorism, Colonialism, and Imperialism (Colonialism/Post-Colonialism; Imperialism; Security Studies; Terrorism/Counterterrorism)


Shanavas, Dr. T.O.  picture
(Vice President, Islamic Research Foundation, Inc.)
Adrian, MI
shanavas@comcast.net, 517-263-6733
Geographical focus: None
Policy areas: Natural Sciences, Medicine and Health (Evolution)



Sonn, Prof. Tamara
(William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Humanities, College of William and Mary) Williamsburg, VA
txsonn@wm.edu, 757-221-2181, www.wm.edu
Geographical focus: Arab Studies; Latin-American Muslims; Pakistan; South Asian Studies
Policy areas: Civil Society (Minority Studies); Classical Islamic Era (History of Religion; Just War Theory); Cultural Issues (Minority Studies); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Comparative Religion; Interfaith Relations); Education (Madrassas; Teaching About Islam); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Just War Theory); Human Rights (General; Minority Studies); Islamic Law and Jurisprudence (Comparative Religion; Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Just War Theory; Minority Studies)


Stanizai, Jahan
(Marriage and Family Therapist) Los Angeles, LA
310-815-1451
Geographical focus: Afghanistan
Policy areas: Civil Society (Health; Social Services); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Interfaith Relations); Cultural Issues (Modernization); Education (Teaching About Islam); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Conflict Resolution; Diaspora/Refugee Studies); Gender/Women's Studies (Women in Islam); Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science (Democratization)


Stanizai, Dr. Zaman
(Faculty, Pacifica Graduate Institute) Los Angeles, LA
ZStanizai@aol.com, 310-815-1451
Geographical focus: Afghanistan; Central Asian Studies; Iranian Studies; Pakistan; South Asian Studies
Policy areas: Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (General; Interfaith Relations); Cultural Issues (General; Minority Studies; Nationalism); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (General; Colonialism/Post-Colonialism; Conflict Resolution; Current Events; Democratization; Peace Studies); Muslim Languages and Linguistics; Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science; Sufism


Sullivan, Prof. Antony
(Director, Minaret of Freedom Institute) Ann Arbor, MI
atsullivan4321@comcast.net, 734-996-2535, www.minaret.org
Geographical focus: Arab Studies; Mediterranean Studies; Lebanon & Syria; Palestine/Israel
Policy areas: Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (General; Arab-Israeli Conflict; Interfaith Relations); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (General; Arab-Israeli Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Current Events); Security, Terrorism, Colonialism, and Imperialism


Swick, Sarah
(American University)[currently in Saudi Arabia]
swick_s@yahoo.com, (011) 966-546967637
Geographical focus: European Muslims; Gulf Studies; Maghreb Studies; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Cultural Issues (General; Cultural Studies; Development; Ethnography; Globalization; Human Rights/Religious Freedom; Identity/Representation; Minority Studies; Nationalism; Pop Culture); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Diaspora/Refugee Studies; Transnationalism); Gender/Women's Studies


Syeed, Dr. Sayyid
(National Director, Islamic Society of North America) Washington, DC
ssyeed@aol.com, 202-544-5656, http://www.isna.net/
Geographical focus: South Asian Studies; U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Basic Islam; Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (Interfaith Relations); Muslim Languages and Linguistics (General; Sociolinguistics)


Voll, Prof. John
(Associate Director, Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University)
Washington, DC
vollj@georgetown.edu, 202-687-8375 http://cmcu.georgetown.edu
Geographical focus: Arab Studies; Asian Studies; Sub-Saharan African Studies
Policy areas: Classical Islamic Era (History of Religion); Comparative Religion and Interfaith Relations (General; Comparative Religion; Interfaith Relations); Cultural Issues (General; Modernization; Nationalism); Foreign Policy and International Affairs (Democratization); Political Islam, Democracy, and Political Science (Islamism); Sufism


Zine, Dr. Jasmin
(Assistant Professor, Wilfred Laurier University) Waterloo, ON
jzine99@yahoo.com, 416-754-2373
Geographical focus: U.S.-Canadian Muslims
Policy areas: Civil Society (Identity/Representation; Minority Studies); Cultural Issues (Ethnography; Globalization; Identity/Representation; Minority Studies); Education (Islamic Philosophers; Madrassas; Modern Education in the Muslim World; Teaching About Islam); Gender/Women's Studies (Identity/Representation; Women in Islam); Human Rights (Identity/Representation; Minority Studies)